Background
Boden was born in Saint Peter"s, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden.
Boden was born in Saint Peter"s, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden.
He became a partner in the lace business of Boden and Black. Boden played for a pre-club Derbyshire against an All England Eleven in 1857 and 1859. His initial first class match was for Gentlemen of the North in a defeat by Gentlemen of the South at Kennington Oval in 1859.
He played several recorded matches for North Staffordshire and other clubs in the 1860s.
Boden was a right-handed batsman and played four innings in two first class matches with an average of 9.00 and a highest score of 11. Boden was Captain in the Derbyshire Yeomanry, and J. P. for Derby.
He died in Mickleover at the age of 68.